I was a recent guest at the Ritz Carlton Naples in Florida, a resort on the Gulf of Mexico that is not only the flagship for the brand, but perched on the Gulf of Mexico with views to die for. The property was hit hard by Hurricane Ian a year ago in September, but persevered […]
The online edition of Ocean Home magazine recently ran a feature I wrote about a home designed by surfer-turned-architect Les Eerkes in Kaua’i, Hawaii. He’s an alumnus and former principla of Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects. A+A is pleased to post the article today. J. MICHAEL...
You’d think that by now, John Klopf might have run out of solutions to the challenge of renovating Eichler homes. But no – not this architect. In Sunnyvale, a Northern California town, Klopf has tackled one more in a neighborhood full of the slim little midcentury moderns. This home involved...
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of NC State University’s School of Design, now known as the College of Design. To commemorate its modernist legacy, the university’s magazine asked that I write a brief history of its founding for the current issue. A+A is pleased to post the second...
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of NC State University’s School of Design, now known as the College of Design. To commemorate its modernist legacy, the university’s magazine asked that I write a brief history of its founding for the current issue. A+A is pleased to post that feature...
In New York City, the modern facade for ODA’s new 101 West 14th Street highlights the firm’s signature design: geometry that creates a sense of lightness, airiness and depth. It’s a building that grounds its corner with pattern repetition, for a natural, soothing effect. Its oversized, 18-foot...
A recent issue of Traditional Building magazine offered a feature-length article I penned on the preservationists, architects and artisans who have worked steadily over the past 34 years to restore Thomas Jefferson’s design for his Bedford County retreat – as well as the finish work by his enslaved...
After practicing for 20 years, the interior design firm of foley & cox has published its first monograph. It’s called “language of home,” and it’s 248 pages of sumptuous – if stripped-down – residential interiors across the globe. The 10-person firm is based in New York, and its clients...
Greg Allen is an attorney in Montgomery, Alabama, who bootstrapped himself up from a law school student at night to a major player in the South’s legal profession. “I grew up in Georgia and moved to Alabama in 1976—in a 1960 pickup truck with a bed and a chair,” he says. “Now I’m a principal...
Two USC School of Architecture students, separated by a continent after graduation, eventually got back together in L.A. – then started their own firm. Seventeen years ago, Brett Woods headed to Durham, N.C. and Little Architecture, eventually returning to California and another firm after two years....
